1971
RECORDING SESSIONS
Previous 1970
Recording Sessions
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1st A. J. Weberman
Telephone Conversation |
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2nd A. J. Weberman
Telephone Conversation |
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16-19 |
1st Greatest Hits recording session |
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Bangla Desh Concerts |
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24 |
2nd
Greatest Hits recording session |
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5 |
David
Bromberg recording session |
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Barry
Goldberg recording session |
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30 |
Allen Ginsberg
TV program |
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31 |
Jamming
with Ginsberg and Amram |
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4 |
George
Jackson recording session |
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9-17, 20 |
Allen
Ginsberg recording sessions |
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A.
J. Weberman Telephone Conversation |
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6
January 1971 |
Notes.
Telephone conversation between Bob Dylan and A. J. Weberman.
Full conversation printed in The
Fiddler Now Upspoke, Volume 1, Desolation Row Promotions, page 137.
Unauthorized
Releases
(The release is unauthorized
and is not associated with or approved by Bob Dylan or his current recording
label)
Released in the UK on THE CLASSIC INTERVIEWS
VOLUME 2: THE WEBERMAN TAPES, Chrome Dreams CIS 2005, 1 August 2004.
Mono
telephone recording, 2 minutes.
Session info
updated 28 May 2012.
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A.
J. Weberman Telephone Conversation |
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9
January 1971 |
Notes
Telephone conversation between Bob Dylan and A. J. Weberman
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Full conversation printed in East Village Other, 19 January 1971 and
reprinted in The Fiddler Now Upspoke,
Volume 1, Desolation Row Promotions, page 137.
Official release
Partly released on BOB DYLAN VS. A. J. WEBERMAN, Folkways Records FB 5322, 1977.
Unauthorized
Release
(The release is
unauthorized and is not associated with or approved by Bob Dylan or his current
recording label)
Released in the UK on THE CLASSIC INTERVIEWS
VOLUME 2: THE WEBERMAN TAPES, Chrome Dreams CIS 2005, 1 August 2004.
Mono
telephone recording, 52 minutes.
Session info
updated 28 May 2012.
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Blue Rock
Studios |
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16–19
March 1971 |
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Produced by |
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When I Paint My Masterpiece
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2. |
When I Paint My Masterpiece |
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3. |
When I Paint My Masterpiece |
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4. |
When I Paint My Masterpiece |
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5. |
When I Paint My Masterpiece |
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6. |
When I Paint My Masterpiece
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7. |
When I Paint My Masterpiece |
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8. |
When I Paint My Masterpiece |
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9. |
When I Paint My Masterpiece |
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10. |
When I Paint My Masterpiece |
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11. |
When I Paint My Masterpiece
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12. |
Watching The River Flow |
1-3, 5
instrumental.
4 Bob Dylan
(vocal & piano).
6-12 Bob
Dylan (vocal, guitar & harmonica), Leon Russell (piano), Jesse Ed Davis
(guitar), Don Preston (guitar), Carl Radle (bass), Jim Keltner (drums), Claudia Linnear & Kathy McDonald (backup vocals).
Notes
·
5
and 6 are false starts.
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1,
2, 9 are interrupted.
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Only
released tracks are available.
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Details
from only the first of two tapes are available.
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Heylin lists Spanish
Harlem, That Lucky Ol’ Sun,
CO-numbers:
CO117748 When I Paint My Masterpiece
CO110814 Watching The River Flow
Official releases
Probably 4
released on Disc 2 of ANOTHER SELF PORTRAIT - The
Bootleg Series Vol. 10 (1969-1971), Columbia CKB 373488, 26 August 2013.4 September 2013.
Probably 11,
12 released on BOB DYLAN'S GREATEST HITS,
VOL. 2,
12 released on single
12 released
in the UK on BEYOND
HERE LIES NOTHIN’, Sony Music 8 86979 83862, 24 October 2011.
Probably 11,
12 released on SIDE TRACKS, DISC ONE,
Columbia 88691924312-46 as part of the CD box THE COMPLETE ALBUM
COLLECTION, VOL. ONE,
5 November 2013.
References
Note
Stereo
studio recordings.
Session info
updated 17 March 2015.
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August 1971 |
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Rehearsals before the Bangla Desh Concert. |
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1. |
If Not For You |
Bob Dylan
(guitar & vocal), George Harrison (guitar).
Official
releases
Fragment released in the movie THE CONCERT FOR BANGLA DESH, 23 March 1972 and on commercial video October 1983.
Released on
the DVD THE CONCERT FOR BANGLA DESH, Rhino Records, 19 October 2005.
Mono film
soundtrack, 3 minutes.
Session info
updated 15 October 2015.
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1
August 1971 |
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Afternoon concert. |
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1. |
A Hard
Rain's A-Gonna Fall |
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2. |
Blowin'
In The Wind |
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3. |
It
Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry |
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4. |
Love
Minus Zero/No Limit |
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5. |
Just
Like A Woman |
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Bob Dylan
(guitar & vocal), George Harrison (guitar), Leon Russell (bass), Ringo
Starr (tambourine).
Official
releases
4 released on the remixed edition of CD THE CONCERT FOR BANGLA DESH 2 November 2005.
4 released on the DVD THE CONCERT FOR BANGLA DESH, Rhino Records, 19 October 2005.
Notes
1 and 4 broadcast by WNEW-FM radio, New York City, New York, August 1971.
The radio
broadcast includes comments from studio guest Phil Spector regarding why the
evening performance was used for the official release.
1 mono PA
recording.
4 stereo PA
recording.
Mono PA
recording, 25 minutes.
Session info
updated 24 May 2021.
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1
August 1971 |
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Evening concert. |
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1. |
A Hard
Rain's A-Gonna Fall |
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2. |
It Takes
A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry |
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3. |
Blowin'
In The Wind |
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4. |
Mr.
Tambourine Man |
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5. |
Just Like A Woman
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Bob Dylan
(guitar & vocal), George Harrison (guitar), Leon Russell (bass), Ringo
Starr (tambourine).
Official
releases
Released
on THE
CONCERT FOR BANGLA DESH, Apple STCX 3385, 3 LPs, 20 December 1971.
Released
on THE
CONCERT FOR BANGLA DESH, 2 CDs, 1991.
Released
on THE CONCERT
FOR BANGLA DESH, 2
CDs, remixed edition, 2 November 2005.
1-3, 5
released in the movie THE CONCERT FOR BANGLA DESH, 23 March 1972 and on commercial
video October 1983.
1-3, 5
released on the DVD THE CONCERT FOR BANGLA DESH,
Rhino Records, 24
October 2005.
1 released
on Bob Dylan The Legend,
Columbia Opus 412.050 (Brazil), 1983.
Note
This is the
only occasion a Bangladesh track has been released on a Bob Dylan album, rather
than a various artists album.
Stereo PA
recording, 25 minutes.
Session info
updated 28 January 2021.
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Studio B |
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24
September 1971 |
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1. |
Only A Hobo |
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2. |
Only A Hobo |
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3. |
Only A Hobo |
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4. |
Only A Hobo |
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5. |
Only A Hobo |
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6. |
You Ain't Goin'
Nowhere |
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7. |
You Ain't Goin'
Nowhere |
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8. |
You Ain't Goin'
Nowhere |
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9. |
You Ain't Goin'
Nowhere |
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10. |
You Ain't Goin'
Nowhere |
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11. |
You Ain't Goin'
Nowhere |
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12. |
Crash On The Levee (Down In The Flood) |
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13. |
Crash On The Levee (Down In The Flood) |
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14. |
I Shall Be Released |
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15. |
I Shall Be Released |
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16. |
I Shall Be Released |
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17. |
I Shall Be Released |
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Bob Dylan
(vocal, guitar, harmonica & piano), Happy Traum (banjo,
guitar, bass & back-up vocal).
Notes.
· 8
is a false start.
· 1, 9
are interrupted.
· Only released tracks and probably
track 10 are available.
CO-numbers:
CO111058 Only A Hobo
CO111059 You Ain't Goin'
Nowhere
CO111060 Crash On The Levee (Down In The Flood)
CO111061 I Shall Be Released
Notes
·
8 is a false start.
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1,
9 are interrupted.
·
Only
released tracks and probably track 10 are available.
Official releases
One of 2-5
released on Disc 1 of ANOTHER SELF PORTRAIT - The Bootleg
Series Vol. 10 (1969-1971), Columbia CKA 373488, 26 August 2013.
11, 12 or
13, 17 released on BOB DYLAN'S GREATEST HITS,
VOL. 2,
11, 17 released in the
11, 12 or
13, 17 released on SIDE TRACKS, DISC TWO,
Columbia 88691924312-47 as part of the CD box THE COMPLETE ALBUM
COLLECTION, VOL. ONE,
5 November 2013.
11 released
in the UK on BEYOND
HERE LIES NOTHIN’, Sony Music 8 86979 83862, 24 October 2011.
12 or 13
released on BLUES, Columbia/Legacy
88697009172, 19 December 2006.
17 released on MASTERPIECES, CBS/SONY 57 AP875-7, March
17 released on BIOGRAPH, Columbia C5X & C3K 38830, 28 October
1985.
17 released on THE BEST OF BOB DYLAN, Columbia SONYTV28CD, 2 June 1997.
17 released
on 3 CD box set DYLAN, Columbia 88697114202-D2, 1 October 2007.
Unauthorized
Releases
(The release is
unauthorized and is not associated with or approved by Bob Dylan or his current
recording label).
11 released on CD and cassette by Pacifica Radio, IZ1156, March 2011.
References
Clinton Heylin: Bob
Dylan. The Recording Sessions [1960 – 1994].
Stereo
studio recordings.
Session info
updated 18 October 2015.
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Studio
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5 October
1971 |
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David Bromberg recording session, produced
by John Hill. |
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Sammy's Song (David Bromberg) |
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2. |
Sammy's Song (David Bromberg) |
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3. |
Sammy's Song (David Bromberg) |
David Bromberg
(guitar & vocal), Bob Dylan (harmonica).
Official releases
1, 2 or
3 released on DAVID BROMBERG, Columbia KC 31194, 1972.
1, 2 or
3 released on CD DAVID BROMBERG ; THE
PLAYER-A RETROSPECTIVE, Columbia Legacy CX 5263, 12 May1998.
Notes
The unreleased
takes are not in circulation.
Stereo
studio recordings.
Session info
updated 9 March 2021.
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Blue
Rock Recording Studios |
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October
1971 |
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Barry Goldberg recording session, produced
by Eddie Korvin |
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Hi-Heel Sneakers (Tommy Tucker) |
Barry
Goldberg (piano & vocal), Bob Dylan (piano), Kenny Davern
(clarinet), Ken Pine (guitar), Howard Johnson (bass, tuba), Rick Marotta
(drums).
References
Private
communication from Eddie Korvin.
Something happened. Hi-Heel Sneakers. Isis #190, page 24.
Notes
The dating of
this session is uncertain.
Stereo
studio recording, 3 minutes.
Session info
created 11 February
2017.
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PBS-TV
Studios |
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30
October 1971 |
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Unidentified Song
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2. |
Nurse's
Song (William
Blake/Allen Ginsberg) |
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3. |
September
On Jessore Road (Allen
Ginsberg) |
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4. |
A Dream (William Blake/Allen Ginsberg) |
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5. |
Mantra (?) |
Allen
Ginsberg (harmonium & vocal), Bob Dylan (guitar), Happy Traum
(banjo & guitar), David Amram (french horn,
flute), Gregory Corso (vocal), Peter Orlovsky
(vocal), and others.
Notes
Broadcast in mid-November in FREETIME on PBS-TV, New York City, New York.
The available recording contains about half of the show.
Incomplete mono TV recording, 40 minutes.
Session info updated 18 August 2015.
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Unidentified
Location |
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31
October 1971 |
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Vajra Guru Mantra (trad.)
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Talk #1 |
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Infant Joy (William Blake/Allen Ginsberg) |
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4. |
Infant Joy (William Blake/Allen Ginsberg) |
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Holy
Thursday (William Blake) |
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6. |
David
Amram Improvising (David Amram) |
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Dylan
on Guitar |
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The
Fly (William Blake/Allen Ginsberg) |
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Spring (Allen Ginsberg) |
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10. |
Merrily
Dream (Allen Ginsberg) |
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Amram Flute Solo
(David Amram) |
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12. |
Om Mani Padme Hum (Allen Ginsberg) |
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Dylan
lesson on Chords |
Allen
Ginsberg (harmonium & vocal), Bob Dylan (guitar), David Amram (french horn, flute), Gregory Corso (vocal) and others.
Notes
Recorded at a musical and social gathering that occurred October 31st of
1971 (M0733, series 11, subseries a, cassette box 377, audiocassette 71S1/016).
Talk #1 pertaining
to chords G#, C#, F#.
Private mono recording, 47 minutes.
Reference
Session info updated 18 August 2015.
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4 November
1971 |
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Produced by Bob Dylan. |
1. George Jackson
2. George Jackson
3. Wallflower
4. Wallflower
Bob Dylan
(guitar, harmonica, vocal).
1, 3, 4 backed by Kenneth Buttrey
(drums), Ben Keith (steel guitar), Leon Russell (bass).
1 Joshie Armstead and
Rosie Hicks (background vocals).
Official releases
1, 2 released on single Columbia 4-45516, 12 November 1971.
1, 2
released on promotional Japanese LP MR D's COLLECTION NUMBER 1, CBS/SONY YBC 2, mid 1974.
1, 2 digitally released on the iTunes collection RARE TRACKS FROM THE VAULTS, 29 August 2006.
1 released on MASTERPIECES, CBS/SONY 57 AP875-7, March
1 released
on SIDE
TRACKS, DISC TWO, Columbia 88691924312-47 as part of the CD box THE COMPLETE ALBUM
COLLECTION, VOL. ONE,
5 November 2013.
2 released
on promotional Japanese EP MR D's COLLECTION NUMBER 2, CBS/SONY YBPB, late 1976.
2 released
on the anthology LISTEN WHITEY! THE SOUNDS OF BLACK POWER, Light In The Attic Records, 27 February 2012.
3 released on THE BOOTLEG SERIES (RARE & UNRELEASED) 1961-1991,
Volume 2, Columbia 468 086 2, 26 March 1991.
3 available
on COLUMBIA
RECORDING STUDIO'S REFERENCE RECORDINGS,1982.
4 released
on Disc 2 of ANOTHER SELF PORTRAIT - The Bootleg Series Vol. 10 (1969-1971), Columbia CKB
373488, 26 August
2013.
4 released on The Best of The Bootleg Series, Columbia/Legacy
Recordings, 2 October 2020, digitally available through streaming or as download
from Amazon
Music, Apple
Music, Spotify,
Qobuz.
Note
Stereo
studio recordings.
Session info
updated 17 October 2020.
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Record
Plant |
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9-17, 20
November 1971 |
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Produced by Allen Ginsberg & Friends. |
1. Vomit Express (Allen Ginsberg/Bob
Dylan–Allen Ginsberg)
2. Going To
3.
4. Nurse's Song (William Blake/Bob
Dylan–Allen Ginsberg)
5. Jimmy Berman Rag (Allen Ginsberg/Bob Dylan–Allen
Ginsberg)
6. Many Loves (Allen Ginsberg)
7. Prajnaparamitra
Sutra (traditional)
8. September On Jessore
Road (Allen
Ginsberg/Bob Dylan–Allen Ginsberg)
9. September On Jessore
Road (Allen
Ginsberg/Bob Dylan–Allen Ginsberg)
10. September On Jessore
Road (Allen
Ginsberg/Bob Dylan–Allen Ginsberg)
11. The Tyger (William Blake/Bob
Dylan–Allen Ginsberg)
12. A Dream (William Blake–Allen Ginsberg)
13. Spring (William Blake–Allen Ginsberg)
14. Put My Money Down (Gimme My Money Back) (Allen Ginsberg?)
15. (Oh Babe) For You (Allen Ginsberg?)
1, 2, 5 Allen Ginsberg (vocal
& finger cymbals), Bob
Dylan (guitar & backup vocal), Peter Orlovsky (backup vocal), Anne Waldman (backup vocal), David Amram (French horn, recorder & piano),
Perry Robinson (clarinet), Jon Sholle
(guitar), Happy Traum (banjo),
Surya (zither), Moruga (drums).
3, 4, 6, 7,
9, 10 Allen Ginsberg (vocal &
harmonium), Bob Dylan (guitar, piano & organ), Peter Orlovsky
(vocal), Happy Traum (mandolin), Artie Traum (guitar), David Amram (flute, cellos & French
horn), Jon Sholle (guitar).
8 Allen Ginsberg (vocal & harmonium), Bob
Dylan (guitar, piano & organ), David Amram (French horn), Jon Sholle (bass).
11 Allen
Ginsberg (vocal, harmonium & finger cymbals), Bob Dylan (guitar &
backup vocal), Peter Orlovsky (backup vocal), Anne
Waldman (backup vocal), David Amram (French horn, recorder & piano), Perry
Robinson (clarinet), Jon Sholle (guitar), Happy Traum (guitar), Arthur Russell (cello), Moruga
(drums, bells, toys).
Bootleg CD
Genuine Bootleg Series Vol.4 (14, 15)
Official releases
1-8 were
planned to be released on HOLY SOUL & JELLY ROLL, Apple Records, 1972.
5 released on
DISCONNECTED,
Giorno Poetry Systems Records, GPS 003, 1974.
1, 2, 5 released on ALLEN GINSBERG: FIRST BLUES, John Hammond Records, W2X
37673, February
1983.
1, 9, 12
released on ALLEN
GINSBERG: HOLY SOUL JELLY ROLL — POEMS AND SONGS (1949-1993), Rhino Word Beat
R2 71 693, 16
August 1994.
8 released
on a in SING OUT! Volume 21, No. 2, 1972.
8 a 67
second edit released on a flexi-disc in SING OUT! magazine, Volume 21, Number
2, EVA-TONE
SOUNDSHEET,
February,1972.
Notes
1, 2, 5, 15
recorded 17 November 1971.
8, 12, 13,
14 recorded 20 November 1971.
9 The released version opens and closes with a
track taken from a 1983 Amsterdam session with Ginsberg on vocal and harmonium,
Steven Taylor on bass, backed by the Mondrian String Quartet (previously
released on Allen Ginsberg: September On
Jessore Road, Soyo Records 1992). Remixed by Eric
Liljestrand and Hal Willner
at Sorcerer Sound, New York City 1993.
9, 11 may be
recorded at a later session with different musicians and possibly without Bob
Dylan!
12 produced & engineered by Jack Douglas.
The released version is remixed by John Strother & Hal Willner
at Penguin Recording,
13 is not circulating but is mentioned by
Clinton Heylin in Stolen
Moments.
All songs
are attributed to Allen Ginsberg alone (words and music) on ALLEN GINSBERG:
FIRST BLUES.
All songs
are attributed to Allen Ginsberg alone (words and music) or to William Blake
and Allen Ginsberg on ALLEN GINSBERG: HOLY SOUL JELLY ROLL — POEMS AND SONGS
(1949-1993).
1, 2, 5, 8,
12, 15, 16 stereo studio recordings.
3, 4, 6, 7,
9, 11 mono studio recordings.
70 minutes.
Session info
updated 18 October 2015.
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